S&W mod 19. why?.. better trigger than my python, as accurate as it is pretty to look at and it fills the hand better than any of my other guns.
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Likely this Colt Combat Elite. I got it the day I received my commission in the USN. Shot the heck out of it, carried it all over for a counter-drug tour, CCW with it, etc. Qualified with it 8 times a year, quarterly each with USN and DOJ since I was assigned from USN to DOJ and had to satisfy both organizations. It was looking pretty worn so sent it off to Bill Wilson for a rebuild. Trigger now is perfect and it shoots into one hole at 25 yards.
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Elk Horn...made by Eagle grips.What a distinctive and nice looking 1911! Those grips, are they bone or something else?
This is akin to an old military saying: "There are only two good duty stations in the <insert branch of military here>. The one you came from and the one you're going to next".My favorite is always the one I just got.
My best childhood buddy went into Law Enforcement after returning from a hitch in the Marines .
Motorcycle Cop from day one ... he loved those big Harley Davidsons and the Highway .
Issue sidearm was a model 64 S&W in 38 special ... lead RN ammo ... My buddy knew he was alone most days and he wanted something he could disable a car's engine with or shoot through auto glass windshield ... S&W Model 58 in 41 Magnum was his choice ... if you could qualify with it you could carry it ... you supplied your own ammo .
Larry spent 20 years on the force , 15 years on that motorcycle , before he retired .
He carried that model 58 every day and ...thank God ... he never had to shoot it in an incident or encounter .
We went to the range often , I cast bullets and reloaded ammo so we could both shoot it ... he never reloaded but I reloaded every thing .
After retiring larry started doing a little fishing , in Louisiana you encounter a lot of snakes ...he hated snakes ! He decided the 41 magnum was a bit much for shooting snakes after dispatching one that tried to get into his boat . He figured a 22 would be better , he knew I had two Ruger 22 semi-auto pistols a MKI and MKII and asked me if I wanted to trade one for his Model 58 service revolver ....
He was just being nice ... he knew I loved that model 58 enough to buy reloading dies and bullet moulds just so I could shoot his ... he told me " You have loved this gun for 20 years and I don't need it now ...I need a 22 LR so lets swap" ... Thanks Larry !
The model 58 is my avatar ...
Gary
My current favorite, and for the last couple of years since I bought it, is a CZ Custom SP-01, SKU 91765. It's so accurate, I feel like I'm cheating when I shoot it. My two CZ pistols are the only "zero jam" autos I own, and if I could only keep one, that would be it.
Stock photo: https://www.classicfirearms.com/cz-usa-91765-custom-sp-01-hammer-trigger/#lg=1&slide=0
The one that I shot had a really light trigger. I didn't have my gauge with me, but I would have guessed it to be in the neighborhood of 4 pounds. Definitely lighter than I would feel comfortable carrying without a safety.You can get the EZ without the thumb safety. DA trigger pull on mine is 5 pounds and I find that to work on a carry gun.
Yeah, it's a competition gun. IMO, the Orange is the best production class gun you can buy, and is cleaning up at things like USPSA. See this link. The gun in 2nd place is a S2 knockoff:I've owned the 75 SP-01. How does the Shadow 2 Orange differ from my 75 SP-01? Cannot buy any CZ new except for the few on the handgun roster. I've seen used versions of your
gun going for $2,500 here and they sell at that price. Is it more of a race/competition gun than the stock 75 SP-01?
I carried a 1911 for more than 30 years a Springfield Armory, I have never liked Colt, but that gun made my heart skip a beat. Simply beautiful.Likely this Colt Combat Elite. I got it the day I received my commission in the USN. Shot the heck out of it, carried it all over for a counter-drug tour, CCW with it, etc. Qualified with it 8 times a year, quarterly each with USN and DOJ since I was assigned from USN to DOJ and had to satisfy both organizations. It was looking pretty worn so sent it off to Bill Wilson for a rebuild. Trigger now is perfect and it shoots into one hole at 25 yards.
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It’s black and white ebony. John Colina made them. It took about a year and a half, after I ordered them.Wow, what kind of grip wood are those on the Smith? Is that Ash or ?
I've thought quite a bit about this, even before this thread appeared. I just can't make myself "love" any of my 9mm guns, though for practical reasons it would be a 9mm that I'd grudgingly choose as the one I'd keep if forced to do so.
Ruger Standard, MK2 .... tough question, but - I take it to the range more than any of the other pistols, and I shoot more rounds through it, so - guess that makes it favorite.
It’s black and white ebony. John Colina made them. It took about a year and a half, after I ordered them.
I've owned around 80 firearms during my adult life, mostly handguns. My first, a Colt Woodsman, which I bought in 1968 is my sentimental favorite. However, the one that always makes me smile when I shoot it, the one that even sounds perfect when I reassemble it, or load, or caress its perfect finish... (I know, I should get a room), is the HK P2000sk. I love that gun because it seems custom built for my hand. I shoot it well. It always, always works. It works with authority, no ifs or maybes. "Slam bam, may I have another!" it seems to whisper to me. Funny, I feel like I need a cigarette, and I'm a little sleepy. Below is a picture when we first met.
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This 3rd Gen Woodsman. Blued steel and wood! Great lines and such a classic history. More accurate than I'll ever be and I can take her out on the cheap.View attachment 1077305
Heck yeah! My 1950 Woodsman MT is a heck of a shooter. Woodsmen are great pistols.
Both 1950 models
Early models